Cody Bass (born January 7, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators drafted Bass in the fourth round, 95th overall during the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Cody Bass
Bass with the Binghamton Senators
Born (1987-01-07) January 7, 1987 (age 37)
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators
NHL draft 95th overall, 2005
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2006–2019

Playing career

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Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Bass grew up in Guelph, Ontario, playing much of his minor hockey with the Guelph Jr. Storm of the OMHA's South Central AAA League. After his Bantam season, Bass played for the Guelph Dominators Jr.B. team of the OHA in the 2002-03 season and was the 1st round choice (5th overall) selection of the OHL's Mississauga Ice Dogs in 2003.

Prior to joining the Senators organization, Bass played major junior with the Saginaw Spirit and Mississauga IceDogs of the OHL. In 247 career OHL games, Bass tallied 124 points (40 goals and 84 assists) and collected 371 PIM.

Bass has also represented Canada internationally, winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup. He also played on Canada's U-18 silver medal team at the 2005 U-18 Junior World Cup in Břeclav, Czech Republic.

Bass was eligible to be drafted in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft which was held in Ottawa, and was chosen in the fourth round, 95th overall, by the hometown Ottawa Senators. The Senators had earlier acquired the selection from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Todd White. Bass joined the Binghamton Senators and scored his first professional goal with Binghamton, on April 14, 2006 at Norfolk.

Bass played his first game in the NHL with Ottawa against the Atlanta Thrashers on December 15, 2007, and scored his first NHL goal against the Buffalo Sabres on January 4, 2008.[1] Because he was not on the Binghamton Senators official "clear day" roster, he was ineligible to return to the AHL during the 2007–08 season and remained on the roster of the Ottawa Senators. He played in the Stanley Cup playoffs in a first round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In Ottawa's 2008–09 training camp, he was one of the team's final cuts, and was assigned to Binghamton on October 7, 2008. He was recalled to Ottawa on November 19, 2008, only to sustain a season-ending injury shortly thereafter.

Bass spent the entire 2009–10 season in Binghamton, registering 11 points in 57 games. Bass played another season with Binghamton, and was a member of the Calder Cup-winning squad. Bass then signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He split the season between Columbus and Springfield, suffering a serious injury while with Springfield on December 19, 2011. Columbus re-signed Bass to a one-year contract in April 2012.

Cody Bass played only one game in the 2013–14 season with the Blue Jackets against the Buffalo Sabres, playing a limited 2:43 of ice-time and 5 PIMS from a fight with Zenon Konopka.

On July 1, 2014, Bass signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[2] On September 30, 2014, he was assigned to the Rockford IceHogs, the team's AHL affiliate. In the 2014–15 season, Bass appeared in 61 games with the IceHogs to contribute with 14 points and 165 penalty minutes.

On July 4, 2015, having left the Blackhawks as a free agent, Bass signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators.[3]

Bass left the Predators' organization after three seasons. On September 12, 2018, Bass agreed to attend the Colorado Avalanche training camp on a professional tryout.[4] After attending camp and participating in the pre-season, the Avalanche released Bass from his tryout on September 27.[5] On September 30, 2018, he was signed to a one-year AHL contract for the 2018–19 season with the Avalanche's affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.[6]

On August 28, 2019, Bass announced his retirement from professional hockey after 12 seasons.[7] He accepted a position to remain within the Colorado Avalanche organization as a professional scout.[8]

Career statistics

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Bass lifting the Calder Cup for the Binghamton Senators on June 7, 2011.

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Guelph Dominators MWJHL 48 3 19 22 70 6 0 0 0 16
2003–04 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 61 3 7 10 30 24 2 3 5 21
2004–05 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 66 11 17 28 103 5 1 1 2 8
2005–06 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 67 16 25 41 152
2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 9 1 0 1 2
2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 23 5 11 16 37
2006–07 Saginaw Spirit OHL 30 5 24 29 49 6 1 2 3 10
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 5 0 2 2 9
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 24 3 5 8 44
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 21 2 2 4 19 4 1 0 1 6
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 18 1 1 2 41
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 0 0 0 15
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 57 5 6 11 109
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 58 6 9 15 111 18 2 2 4 24
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Springfield Falcons AHL 23 5 6 11 43
2011–12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 0 1 1 32
2012–13 Springfield Falcons AHL 18 2 5 7 54 8 2 2 4 26
2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL 58 8 10 18 132 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 5
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 61 6 8 14 165 8 0 1 1 31
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 39 4 5 9 84
2015–16 Nashville Predators NHL 17 0 0 0 17 6 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL 9 0 0 0 19
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 13 2 2 4 33
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 34 2 4 6 36
2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 35 2 4 6 81 3 0 1 1 12
AHL totals 452 47 67 114 944 41 4 6 10 97
NHL totals 75 2 3 5 107 10 1 0 1 8
Medal record
Representing   Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
  2005 České Budějovice

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada U18   5 0 2 2 8
2005 Canada WJC18   4 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 9 0 2 2 12

Awards and honours

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Award Year
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2005
AHL
Calder Cup (Binghamton Senators) 2011
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Loss to Senators season-worst fifth consecutive for Sabres". CBS Sports. January 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Regin signs one-year contract to stay with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Predators sign Cody Bass to one-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Colorado Avalanche 2018 training camp roster" (PDF). National Hockey League. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Avalanche Reduces Training Camp Roster To 29 Players". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Eagles add experience with Cody Bass". Colorado Eagles. September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Forward Cody Bass Announces Retirement". Colorado Eagles. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Colorado Avalanche 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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